E3 2014: The Games We Really Want to Play

We're less than a week away from this year's E3 convention in Los Angeles, and publishers will be talking about a slew of games available over the next two years.

This annual conference gets our nerd juices flowing with the new game possibilities, so we rounded up the stuff we're most excited to see. This doesn't even include all the unannounced titles waiting in the wings from many publishers, or the indie breakout hits that might be at the show.

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E3 2014: What Games We Want to Hear About

Alien Isolation

This entry into the historically troubled Alien gaming franchise looks impressive. You play as a young Ripley about 15 years after the Alien movie in a survivor horror game that forces you to flee the alien instead of fight it. This next-gen Alien title comes out this October.

Image: Creative Assembly/Sega

Battlecry

Bethesda just announced this new free-to-play PC title last week, and the unique premise already makes us want to know more. In Battlecry, you fight in a World War I era Earth. but gun powder has been banned. Instead, warriors battle with giant swords, metal fists or bows and arrows. The unique steampunkish look of Battlecry makes it even more enticing.

Image: ZeniMax

Battlefield Hardline

While Battlefield games have historically focused on military combat throughout the ages, Battlefield Hardline is based on the conflict between police and criminals. This new title, developed by Visceral instead of DICE, has multiplayer modes that focus on the conflict between the two groups, and a single-player campaign featuring police officers battling drug cartels. The announcement was leaked in late May, but we expect to learn much more from EA at E3.

Image: Visceral/EA

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Activision always pulls out all the stops at E3 for Call of Duty titles, and Advanced Warfare is no exception. Set in the year 2054, the game's futuristic soldiers are not part of a country, but a private military group. This departure from past, present or near-future battles is one worth watching for the franchise.

Image: Sledgehammer Games/Activision

Destiny

We saw a good bit of Bungie's massive online shooter Destiny at last year's E3, but with the release date looping in September, we expect to get a more significant chunk of information and hands-on time this year. It's exciting to see a game that could really take advantage of next-gen hardware.

Image: Bungie/Activision

Evolve

Evolve promises to be one of the most exciting games of E3 just in that we still have so much to learn about it. The 4-vs.-1 shooter puts four teammates into unique roles as hunters, and makes one player the monster: their predator/prey.

With the introduction of four new hunters last week, bringing the total up to eight, we already know that Turtle Rock and 2K still have much more to show off about Evolve before its October release. The hands-on time has already been impressive, and it's a game we can't wait to see more of.

Image: Turtle Rock/2K

Far Cry 4

Ubisoft snuck the announcement of Far Cry 4 in an earnings document last month, and we haven't heard a peep about the game since. But judging on how surprisingly great Far Cry 3 was, this Himalayan tale has some great potential.

Image: Ubisoft

Halo 5: Guardians

Microsoft confirmed Halo 5: Guardians wouldn't be out until next year, but considering we know nothing about the second game in Halo's Reclaimer Saga trilogy means we have to see something at E3, even if it's just a longer teaser.

It's more likely that the rumored Halo box collection for Xbox One will be what Microsoft spends most of its time talking about this E3, but we can hope.

Image: 343 Industries/Microsoft

Kingdom Hearts III

One of Square Enix's most beloved franchises was teased for a heartbeat at Sony's E3 press conference last year. What are the chances we'll finally get information about the RPG this year? Who wants to put money on a Frozen tie-in?

Image: Square Enix

Mad Max

The game adaptation of the seminal post-apocalyptic franchise was one of E3's highlights last year, even in early stages. But it's been a year, and Mad Max's release date has slipped a year. Will we see anything new at this E3?

Image: Avalanche Games/Warner Bros. Interacte

Super Smash Brothers

Nintendo is bringing the Smash Bros. franchise to both the flailing Wii U and 3DS this year, but nobody has been able to get hands on time with the game yet. That will change at E3, as Nintendo puts SSB front and center, including hosting a 16-player invitational tournament during the conference.

Image: Nintendo

Star Wars Battlefront

The Star Wars Battlefront franchise has been a fan favorite for years. When EA announced DICE would be picking up the reigns at last year's E3, it brought the house down. But since we only saw a title card last year, let's hope the game is going to get a lot more stage time at this year's EA press conference.

Image: DICE/EA

Unannounced Star Wars Games

Of course, EA got the rights from Disney to make all the Star Wars games last year after the LucasArts clsoure. With EA's Visceral making some very interesting hires lately, including ,a href="http://www.ea.com/news/amy-hennig-joins-visceral-games">Amy Hennig from Naughty Dog, we should be a due for an interesting Star Wars title from that studio. Let's hope we learn more at E3.

Image: Lucas Film

Tom Clancy's The Division

Ubisoft unveiled this very ambitious game at E3 during its press conference last year. It takes place during the chaos of a major disease taking out most of America, and a tactical division must try to return some order. Unfortunately, the game was delayed to 2015, but we can expect to see more of this impressive-looking title at this conference.

Image: Ubisoft

Uncharted 4

Sony teased the next entry into the Uncharted franchise at its PlayStation 4 launch event in New York last year. Let's hope we get something beyond a title card at this year's press conference, though the game won't likely be out this year.

Image: Naughty Dog/Sony

A Zelda for Wii U?

The Legend of Zelda franchise entry hasn't been announced for the Wii U yet, but longtime series director Eiji Aonuma told Mashable he'd have more to say at E3 2014. We're certainly listening, especially since the Wii U could really use a Zelda game right about now.

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